Commons:Deletion requests/File:Flag of Dangar Island.svg

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File:Flag of Dangar Island.svg

The flag likely satifies the requirements for originality under Australian law. It's at least more complicated than the Aboriginal Flag. Safes007 (talk) 15:42, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

 Disagree Too simple. The description of the flag would make it easy to create a similar flag with a different style that would still represent the island. The design contains no original authorship. Shouldn't be deleted. Feitidede☆゚.* 03:32, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
This is probably true under US law, but Australian law has very low originality requirements. See the example of the Aboriginal flag (under Logos and Flags), which only consists of a yellow circle between red and black vertical stripes. Safes007 (talk) 15:27, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
Like the aboriginal flag, I believe it is owned by the Austrlian government and therefore is in PD. I will try to confirm this, until then I think the flag should be  Keep Feitidede☆゚.* 00:38, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
This seems unlikely. The Australian Aboriginal flag was only acquired by the government after it was officially proclaimed and following a significant "free the flag" campaign. Safes007 (talk) 04:09, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
Yes, the Australian government only acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag after paying the owner and some of the license holders. It is still not PD - the copyright is owned by the Australian government, and the design is released for general use in most contexts (one particular flag company still has exclusive rights to sell it).
This flag is not in anything like that situation - it was created by the owner of a flag selling business, so that they could sell it to be used by residents of a small island. It doesn't have any official status, and noone has even thought about the Australian government or any other government getting involved in its copyright. JPD (talk) 13:43, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Deleted: per nomination. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:37, 20 September 2025 (UTC)